Midnight come early this eveningLoneliness was in the airAnd I found myself grievingFeeling more than my share

So I went through empty boxesOf promises in printRecounting all my wins and lossesIn letters that I had never sent

Chorus:And I'm alone againOn the back side of another twelve o'clockI'm at home with no friendsI'm staring at the telephone and wishing I was notI'm just waiting for someone to come and tear me all apartSo if you were waiting baby hesitating to break my heartThis would be a real good day to start

Sometimes I scare myself so badlyThat I can't hardly sleepEverything just seems so heavy where I'm atUnderneath these one ton sheet

So I light myself a fireAnd let it burn out my brainI sit and wait for the flicker of desireTo turn to ashes turn to ashes in the teardrops of rain